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Hesiod

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Boeotia, Greece

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Hesiod, the father of Greek didactic poetry, probably flourished during the 8th century BC. Hesiod's earliest poem, the famous Works and Days, and according to Boeotian testimony the only genuine one, embodies the experiences of his daily life and work, and, interwoven with episodes of fable, allegory, and personal history, forms a sort of Boeotian shepherd's calendar. The other poem attributed to Hesiod or his school which has come down in great part to modern times is The Theogony, a work of grander scope, inspired alike by older traditions and abundant local associations. It is an attempt to work into system, as none had essayed to do before, the floating legends of the gods and goddesses and their offspring.

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	Theogony / Works and Days by Hesiod, M.L. West (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 10,486 ratings — published -700 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hesiod: The Works and Days/Theogony/The Shield of Herakles by Hesiod, Richmond Lattimore (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 2,715 ratings — published -800 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theogony by Hesiod, Richard S. Caldwell (Translator) , Esido 3.71 avg rating — 3,038 ratings — published -700 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hesiod and Theognis by Hesiod, Theognis 3.68 avg rating — 341 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Works and Days (Academic Monograph Reprint) by Hesiod, M.L. West 3.58 avg rating — 652 ratings — published -700 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hesiod / Homeric Hymns / Epic Cycle / Homerica by Hesiod, Homer , Hugh G. Evelyn-White (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 248 ratings — published -585 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hesiod: Theogony / Works and Days / Testimonia by Hesiod, Glenn W. Most (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 111 ratings — published -700 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mitos clasificados 1 by Hesiod (Contributor), Sophocles (Contributor) , Catullus (Contributor) 3.79 avg rating — 92 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shield of Heracles 3.44 avg rating — 80 ratings — published -800 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teogonía, Trabajos y días, Escudo, Certamen 3.90 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Hesiod

“That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw.”
― Hesiod

tags: truth, wisdom

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“But he who neither thinks for himself nor learns from others, is a failure as a man.”
― Hesiod, Works and Days and Theogony

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“A man who works evil against another works it really against himself, and bad advice is worst for the one who devised it”
― Hesiod, Works and Days

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